One of Western Australia's largest public sector unions has accepted the government's latest wages and conditions offer.
The Community and Public Sector Union/Civil Service Association (CPSU/CSA) represents 40,000 public sector workers from child protection workers to driver's license assessors.
Around 32,000 of those members have now reached an agreement with the government.
Union Secretary Rikki Hendon said there was a strong turn-out over the week-and-a-half voting period.
She said 85 percent of surveyed members voted in favour of the government's offer.
"[The latest government offer] is certainly a vast improvement in what we saw a year ago," she said.
"A year ago, what was on the table was a $1000."
The government's latest public sector wages policy is its third in a year.
New offers 'not a coincidence'
Ms Hendon attributed the changing policies to rallying and industrial action taken by the sector.
"We saw the wages policy change twice in six weeks and that came about in the midst of industrial action," she said.
"That is not a coincidence, that is the result of members coming together and taking that collective action."
The government's latest policy includes a $3000 one-off payment, a three per cent pay increase for the next two years for people earning over $104,000 a year, and $60 extra per week for those earning under that amount.
Aside from more money, the agreement includes changes to conditions for workers as well.
This includes working from home provisions, controls around workloads, protections from being contacted out of work hours, and improved accessibility to personal leave.
Ms Hendon said the negotiation process has become challenging.
"We continue to be frustrated by a process where government sets a wages cap through its wages policy and it really decouples bargaining from where we sit at the bargaining table with employers," she said.
"That's why this time round, we joined with other public sector unions to deal with that directly – to try to shift that policy, rather than sit at the bargaining table.
"Ultimately, we want to have a wages framework where we are able to bargain for a greater array of outcomes.
"We will continue this conversation with government and continue to bargain for better conditions."
The United Workers Union accepted the government's offer in October, while the Health Professionals Union followed suit in November.
The government said 112,000 workers have now accepted the policy.
Premier welcomes agreement
In a statement, Premier Mark McGowan welcomed CPSU/CSA members reaching an agreement.
"My government has been committed to ensure the public service receives better pay and conditions – which our state wages policy delivers on – and I hope we can reach agreement with those unions we are still bargaining with," he said.
"With uncertain times ahead with a looming global recession, the cost of living payment will go a long way in supporting these employees and their families.
"The $3,000 cost of living payment is in addition to the improved wages and conditions, which ensures those who are lower paid reap the most benefit."
Both the WA Police Union and Australian Nursing Federation were involved in industrial action last month and both are yet to accept the government's offer.
The nurses union was threatened with deregistration after striking against the orders of the Industrial Relations Commission.
The police union described the offer as "woefully short" and "disrespectful".
